Mossy
/ˈmɒsi/noun
Covered with or resembling moss.
Did you know?The root behind mossy is tied to Old English words for moss and marsh, and that same ancient family also gave English the eerie word moor, evoking wet, haunted ground.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*meus-
“to be wet, damp”
Old English
OE
mos
“moss”
Old English
OE
mosig
“covered with moss; mossy”
Middle English
ME
mossy
“covered with moss”
Modern English
English
mossy
“covered with or resembling moss”